This trust was created in 1761 to turnpike
the main highway from the
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Helston |
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1 Geo3 c32 |
1761 |
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Helston |
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21 Geo3 c78 |
1781 |
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Helston |
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42 Geo3 c10 |
1802 |
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Helston |
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3 Geo4 c126 |
1823 |
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Helston |
New
sections of road to replace older parts and transfers road from Treliever to
Perran Vale to Truro Trust |
3&4 Wil4 c14 |
1833 |
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Helston |
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28&29 Vic c10 |
1865 |
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An
Act for continuing the Term, and altering and enlarging the Powers of Two Acts,
passed in the First and Twenty-first Years of the Reign of His present Majesty,
for amending and widening the Road leading from the Town of Falmouth, in the
County of Cornwall, through the Towns of Penryn, Helstone, and Marazion, and
from thence to and over Marazion River and Bridge, and Two hundred Feet to the
Westward of the said River and Bridge. [19th March 1802.]
An
Act for continuing the Term and altering and enlarging the Powers of Three
Acts, passed in the First, Twenty-first, and Forty-second Years of the Reign of
His late Majesty, for amending and widening the Road leading from the Town of
Falmouth in the County of Cornwall, through the Towns of Penryn, Helston, and
Marazion, and from thence to and over Marazion River and Bridge, and Two
hundred Feet to the Westward of the said River and Bridge. [30th May 1823.]
Helston 1833
An
Act for making, repairing, and improving certain Roads leading to and from
Helston in the
New piece to be made, diverging
from the current road near The Star Inn in the village of Trewennack in the
parish of Wendron, and passing through the parish of Wendron, to rejoin the
same road about Two hundred and forty Yards to the eastwards of the
Blacksmith’s Shop at Trewennack aforesaid
; another new Piece of Road diverging from
the said Road from Helston to Penryn, about Four Miles and One thousand four hundred Yards from Helston, and
passing through the Parishes of Wendron and Stithians, to rejoin
the same Road about Six Miles and One thousand five hundred and eighty
Yards from Helston ; and if such Parts of a certain Highway as lie within or
full into the said last-mentioned
new Piece of Road were made Turnpike; another new Piece of Road
diverging from the said Road from Helston
to Penryn at or near the Western End of the Long Downs in the Parish of Mabe, about Seven Miles
and Seven hundred and thirty Yards from Helston aforesaid, and passing through the Parishes of Mab and Gluvias and the Borough of Penryn, to join
the Redruth Turnpike Road at or near the Western End of a certain Street called Pig Street, in the Borough of Penryn aforesaid; and also if the said Trustees were
empowered to discharge them-selves from the
Care and Management of all or any of such Parts of the said present Road from Heston to Penryn
as will lie between the Points at which the said several new Pieces of Road intended to be made
in the Line of the same present Road will respectively commence and terminate :
And whereas it would be of great public Utility
if a new Line of Road were made from the said last-mentioned new Line of Road, commencing at or near Treliever
in the Parish of Mabe, and passing through the Parishes of Mabe and
Gluvias, to join the Truro Turnpike Road about Six Miles
and Two hundred Yards from Truro, and if such Parts of the present
Highway leading from Treliever
aforesaid by Roscrow Gate to Burnt House, and from the Redruth Turnpike Road to the Truro Road aforesaid, as fall into or lie
within the said last-mentioned new Line of Road, were made Turnpike: And
whereas the present Turnpike Road leading from Helston to Marazion is
in some Parts very steep, circuitous, incommodious, and dangerous, and it would be of great public Utility
if certain new Pieces of Road were to be made on the Line thereof; (that
is to say,) a new Piece of Road diverging from the said last-mentioned Road at
the Western End of a certain Street called Coinage
Hall Street, in the Borough of
Helston, and passing through a Part of the Bullock
Lane and the Lower Green in the
said Borough of Helston, to rejoin the present Road at the Foot of the Alms
House Hill; another new Piece of Road commencing at the Junction of the old
with the present Turnpike Road at Antron
in the Parish of Sithney, and passing through the Parishes of Sithney and
Breage, to rejoin the present Road at the Western End of the Village of
Breage; and another new Piece of Road, of the Length of Two hundred and forty Yards or thereabouts, diverging
from the said present Road at a Place
called the .Bold Turn, in the Town of Marazion, and to rejoin the said present Road at a Place called the Old Turnpike
House, in the said Town of Marazion.
Arundel Rogers of Helston (clerk to the trust) reported
There are 25 miles 1332 yds of road thru 11 parishes – all repaired by
the trustees (excepting 366 yds in Marazion, 500 yds in Helston and 880 yds in
Penryn)
8 toll gates and 1 side bar
The roads are stated to be in “very good” condition – no part under
indictment for want of repair.
BPP
(1865) No. 6.—HELSTON ROADS.
The Local Act for these roads of the 3rd of William
IV. cap. 14., repealed the previous Act of the 4th of George IV., and granted a
new term, which will not expire until the Session of Parliament after August
1864.
The object the Trustees have in applying to
Parliament appears from the following: — Complaints having been made by the
public, on account of their being charged the
full amount of tolls for passing over short portions of the road, the
Trustees, at a meeting held .on the lOth
of August last, (when it was resolved to apply for a renewal of 'the Act, in the next Session of
Parliament, also resolved, that it was expedient, in the Bill to be brought into Parliament, to
introduce a modified scale .of tolls,
enabling travellers to pass and return once in a day, over three miles
of road in any direction, on payment of
threepence for each horse drawing, and one penny for each' horse not drawing.—This reduction will be a
material relief to the public, and also
obviate the grievance of persons living near Helston, who now have to
pay two full tolls for passing over not
more than half a mile of turnpike road on each side of the town, ana going through it to any point
beyond the toll-gates. .
The length of road belonging to the Trust is 25
miles 3 furlongs 150 yards, as follows: —
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Miles |
Furlongs |
Yards. |
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From Helston to termination of Trust at Falmouth Prison From Helston to end of Trust, 200 feet west of
Marazion Bridge From Long From Treliever Gate to
Roscrow |
11 10 2 0 |
6 2 4 6 |
158 212 0 0 |
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25 |
3 |
150 |
Of this, 7 furlongs 150 yards consist of streets
within the towns of Helston, Penryn, and Marazion, and repaired by them, making
the total length of road repaired by the Trust, 24 miles 4 furlongs. There are
16 toll-gates and bars; nine between Helston and
The debt on this Trust was stated in 1839 at
Ł13,050, part of which was borrowed in
1761; portions were paid off in 1845 and 1856, by which it became reduced to
Ł12,300, which bears interest, Ł1,600 at Ł4. per cent., Ł7.250 at Ł4.
10s. per cent., and Ł3,450. at Ł5. per cent., as set forth in the
schedules to the Bill.
The accounts show that the toll receipts fell off
during the years from 1845 to 1850, caused by the severe depression of the
agricultural, mining, and commercial interests in these years. No parish aid
has been received. The funds of the Trust have been expended,—in repairs of the
road (of large amount in some years) salaries (Ł21. to treasurer, Ł21. to
clerk, Ł52. 10s to surveyor); law charges; interest of debt; improvements (large
sums in several years); and portions of the principal (in 1845 and 1856 only).
A sum of Ł1,500. is due to this Trust from the Truro
Trust, for making a piece of road between the Redruth. Turnpike Road and the
BPP (1865) No. 2.—HELSTON HOADS.
A Report on these roads was
presented to Parliament in 1864, and the observations then made it appears
unnecessary to repeat; the circumstances under which this renewed application
is made will be seen
from the following statement of the solicitors to the Trustees:—"
The following arrangement has been made with the Truro and Redruth Turnpike Trust, and the Mayor and Council of
Penryn : the Truro and Redruth. Trust to
transfer the iron swing bridge at Penryn and the piece of road over it, which
now intersects the Road from Helston to Falmouth, to the Helston Trust,
who are to maintain the bridge and road and throw them open to the public
free of the toll now payable on passing the bridge; the Truro and
Redruth Trust are also to transfer, to the Mayor and Council of Penryn, another
piece of road from the bridge towards Truro. This arrangement was not made until after
the notice of application to Parliament was published; a petition was presented
to the Standing Orders Committee with
the hope that they would sanction the
suspension of the Orders, but they did not think proper
to do so."
Clauses 13 and 14 are new,
and transfer the maintenance of the bridge and approaches at Penryn, in all 110
yards, to the Helston trustees, and the maintenance of a portion of road,
called the
Clause 20 is new; it limits
the distance on each side of Penryn within which toll shall not be payable,
and requires the abolition of the toll on Penryn bridge, but allows the Trustees to change the
position of the present Falmouth gate, in the event of a new read, or roads,
being opened into the existing road between the said gate and Penryn.
Helston Road; From Falmouth Prison as the A39, then UC through Penryn, and west to
Helston as A394, through Helston as UC road then west again on A394 over
Marazion Bridge to jct with A30 (about 23 miles)
Penryn
Abandoned sections of UC road at Mabe Burnthouse and
Breage
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Road
Classification Number |
Route |
GATE NAME |
OS Grid Ref-
Prefi |
Easting |
Northing |
District |
Civil Parish |
Location (Name or
Number) |
Road or Street
(see across) |
Position |
Evidence |
Revised 24th Sept
2013 |
erected by
(Turnpike Trust or Authority) |
Bibliographic
refs |
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A394 |
Falmouth to
Helston |
Falmouth |
SW |
7968 |
3367 |
CWCA |
FALMOUTH |
Ponsharden, North
Parade |
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OS 1st Series; ;
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Helston |
Taylor P. (2001),
"The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p37 |
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A394 |
Penzance to
Helston |
Antron (Breage) |
SW |
6269 |
2768 |
CWKE |
BREAGE |
Roseladden |
west of jct with
B3304 |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P. (2001),
"The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p34 |
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A394 |
Falmouth to
Helston |
Ponsharden |
SW |
7968 |
3372 |
CWKE |
BUDOCK |
Toll House |
Ponsharden |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
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A394 |
Penzance to
Helston |
Ashton |
SW |
59996 |
28691 |
CWKE |
GERMOE |
Toll House |
Hendra
Croft, Main Road, Ashton |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P.
(2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p34 |
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A394 |
Penzance to
Helston |
Crowswolla |
SW |
6649 |
2800 |
CWKE |
HELSTON |
Gwealmayowe |
jct with B3298 |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P. (2001),
"The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p37 |
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A394 |
Penzance to
Helston |
St John's |
SW |
6544 |
2756 |
CWKE |
HELSTON |
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Helston |
Taylor P. (2001),
"The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p36 |
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A394 |
Falmouth to
Helston |
Mabe
Burnthouse |
SW |
76405 |
34062 |
CWKE |
MABE |
top of
Antron Hill |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P.
(2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p39 |
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A394 |
Falmouth to
Helston |
Treliever |
SW |
7670 |
3543 |
CWKE |
MABE |
Treliever |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P. (2001),
"The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p36 |
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Falmouth to
Helston |
Treliever Cross |
SW |
7663 |
3488 |
CWKE |
MABE |
Treliever Cross |
control the road crossing, the northern road
to Truro and the southern road to Mabe Burnthouse |
OS 1st Series; ;
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Helston |
Taylor P. (2001),
"The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p36 |
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A394 |
Helston to Truro |
Longdowns |
SW |
742 |
343 |
CWKE |
STITHIANS |
Longdowns |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P. (2001),
"The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p35 |
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A394 |
Helston to
Truro |
Butteris |
SW |
71901 |
32991 |
CWKE |
WENDRON |
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cut of
section at old jct to Gweek |
jct with
road to Gweek |
; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P.
(2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p38 |
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A394 |
Helston to Truro |
Crahan |
SW |
6874 |
2993 |
CWKE |
WENDRON |
Toll House |
Crahan |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
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A394 |
Falmouth to
Helston |
Gwealmayowe |
SW |
6652 |
2804 |
CWKE |
WENDRON |
Toll House |
Gwealmayowe |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
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A394 |
Helston to Truro |
Rettana |
SW |
7098 |
3270 |
CWKE |
WENDRON |
Toll House |
Rettana |
Doubt its existance? |
; ; ; |
Helston |
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A394 |
Helston to Truro |
Treloar |
SW |
6980 |
3110 |
CWKE |
WENDRON |
Toll House |
Treloar |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
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A394 |
Helston to Truro |
Trevenen |
SW |
6842 |
2947 |
CWKE |
WENDRON |
Toll House |
Trevenen |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
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A394 |
Penzance to
Helston |
Long Rock |
SW |
501 |
314 |
CWPW |
LUDGVAN |
Long Rock |
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; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P. (2001),
"The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p33 |
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A394 |
Penzance to
Helston |
Marazion |
SW |
52304 |
30758 |
CWPW |
MARAZION |
Turnpike
Cottage |
Turnpike
Hill |
E end of
village at jct with lane to north (a holiday let) |
; ; ; |
Helston |
Taylor P.
(2001), "The Toll-houses of Cornwall", p34 |
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A394 |
Penzance to
Helston |
Bold Borner |
SW |
54 |
31 |
CWPW |
MARAZION |
Seen on old
estate map up to 1800 |
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Helston |
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In the Milestone Society
Database, 19 are identified on A394, –(based on Trust mileage, expect 26)
